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SR 848: Georgia Purebred Dog Day; recognize May 1, 2026

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Senate Resolution 848

By: Senators Dixon of the 45th, Still of the 48th, Payne of the 54th, Dickerson of the 21st, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd and others

A RESOLUTION

Commending the benefits and contributions of purebred dogs to the State of Georgia and recognizing May 1, 2026, as Georgia Purebred Dog Day; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, dedicated individuals in Georgia breed dogs to develop unique, predictable characteristics that enable dogs to excel in a wide range of beneficial areas; and

WHEREAS, purebred dogs are living legacies of the cultures that created them; and

WHEREAS, historically these dogs worked alongside their people and provided them companionship; and

WHEREAS, today, the service of these breeds continues as they work alongside humans and provide inestimable companionship while serving as guide dogs, service dogs, conservation dogs, livestock guardians, search and rescue dogs, earth dogs, police dogs, canine soldiers serving by the sides of our military men and women, and ultimately guardians of family, home, and hearth; and

WHEREAS, purebred dogs have been of enormous help to medical science, serving as models for many heritable human diseases, playing a role in humanity's understanding of the human and canine genomes, and benefiting pharmaceutical research and development; and

WHEREAS, purebred dogs are working dogs, serving as avalanche dogs, trackers and trailers, herders, controllers of vermin, water rescuers, carting and sled dogs, retrievers, protectors, hunters, and bird dogs, and always they are the heartbeat of a companion near and dear to humans; and

WHEREAS, all dogs should be valued, whatever their ancestry, but the purpose-bred dog and the predictability of its breed should be cherished and preserved; and

WHEREAS, each breed is indelibly etched in the history of the culture that created it just as surely as that culture's music, art, and language.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body commend the many contributions of purebred dogs to society in this state, offer thanks for those breeders and caregivers who breed and raise purebred dogs, and recognize May 1, 2026, as Georgia Purebred Dog Day.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the public and the press.